On episode 288 Nick and Lottie play speeches from the
Melbourne Invasion Day rally, discuss factions within social movements and the
radical flank effect, and finish by clearing up some misinformation spreading
around social media regarding why January 26 is celebrated in Australia.
The audio of the
speeches from the rally is from 3CR Community Radio, we encourage everyone to
listen to the full recording of the speeches via the 3CR site: https://www.3cr.org.au/invasionday2023
The speakers you hear
from include: Gary Foley (a Gumbainggir man), Robbie Thorpe (Krautungalung
people of the Gunnai Nation), Meriki Onus (Gunai and Gunditjmara woman) and
Lydia Thorpe (DjabWurrung Gunnai Gunditjmara woman).
For more on the
issues raised here, in addition to checking out the full rally recording from
3CR, Lottie recommends the episode Will the Voice to Parliament change
anything? By The Sound of Solidarity podcast: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/152920023
AAP Factcheck on
social media claims that January 26 is NOT celebrated for colonial reasons: https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-this-is-not-the-real-reason-australia-day-is-celebrated-on-january-26/
Clips: King Billy
Cokebottle by AB Original, Invasion Day Melbourne speeches recorded by 3CR, Rev.
Dr. William J. Barber on the vote on Amendment One.
For more in-depth
show notes, including additional links, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2023/02/15/288/
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music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist ‘Progressive Podcast
Australia Music and Comedy’! https://open.spotify.com/user/bronzecat83/playlist/6DK5AzWfrxSDcpHWlLsWi6